Crunchy Amaranth Cookies: Gluten Free Digestives

Amaranth flour cookies are one of the delicious baked goodies ever. Do not believe my words? Try out this soft, melt-in-mouth yet crunchy simple cookie recipe with amarath flour.

amaranth digestives

I am on a digestives-making spree, trying out a blend of grains, millets, and cereals. These are the yummiest wheat-free digestives ever. With low saturated fat and no white sugar, the amaranth digestives are baking powder free.

amaranth cookies

You will fall in love with the rustic taste and aroma of rajgira atta, as amaranth is known in Hindi.
Amaranth is a gluten-free addition to your list, which has numerous benefits for health.

Here's a recap on amaranth benefits:

Amaranth is known as the "never fading flower" in Greek. The grain has been widely grown since ages.

rajgira cookies

The amaranth grain is a rich source of protein compared to other cereal grains with significantly higher lysine content.

Do you know amaranth benefits digestion health?Perhaps amaranth proteins are easier to digest than any other grain or seed that we are used to consuming?

Do you also know that amaranth benefits your bones and muscular system? How? Well, it helps your body absorb calcium easily, as it contains lysine, which is responsible for calcium absorption.

Do you know amaranth benefits cardiovascular health? Well, studies how a link between improved heart health and amaranth consumption. How? Tocotrienols and squalene compounds are present in the amaranth grain that affect the biosynthesis of cholesterol.

gluten free cookies with amaranth

With so many benefits of amaranth or rajgira, how can you include it in your diet?
Well, you may enjoy:

ladoos with puffed amaranth grains

rotis/pranthas with amaranth flour

cakes, cookies,with amaranth flour

kadhi or buttermilk with amaranth flour

Here I have come up with amaranth cookies or rajgira biscuits, which are soft, melt-in-mouth, and healthylicious in every way!

amaranth cookies with semolina

The addition of nutty almond meal packs another punch to this recipe.
If you are wondering how to make almond meal, it is quite easy.
Here's the video link for you that makes it easier to learn:

Amaranth digestives with oatmeal: Baking Powder Free

This no baking powder cookie recipe is a must try for digestive lovers. If you own an airfyer, this simple cookie recipe can come in handy. The airfryer recipe is not for fasting days, since it uses oats. If you are looking for a fasting friendly cookie recipe, check this.

How to make amaranth digestives at home

Take both flours in a bowl. Add bran and keep aside.Add ghee, oil, and raw cane sugar in a separate bowl.Whisk well until light.Pour this into the flour mix and start rubbing with hands. Rub the oil mix very well into the flour. Spend at least 5 minutes doing this. This step is crucial.The mixture should look like bread crumbs.Take a small bowl and add honey and milk to it. Mix well.Now add this honey mix to the flour mixture.Gather the ingredients. Do not knead and pack this dough into a parchment paper and refrigerate for 30 minutes.Preheat the oven to 160 degrees for 10 minutes. If you would like to airfry the amaranth digestives, preheat the airfryer for 4 mts.Remove the dough from the refrigerator and flatten it as a thick chapati - measuring 1/4 inch thickness.Place each cookie at an even distance from each other.Airfry/bake for 12 mts. Keep an eye on the digestives after 10mts. Amaranth cooks really fast and the cookies could brown easily. Allow the amaranth digestives to cool down.Enjoy wheat-free digestives with a cup of tea or warm milk.

Who says you cannot munch on cookies when on a diet? Oc course, people will tell you thousand tales to avoid calorie-laden cookies. But what if cookies are homemade with the best of ingredients available?

Okay wait!

What does a weight loss regimen look like? What is the best food to eat on a diet?Which foods are best avoided for weight loss?

Well, not a simple question, right?

Worry not! This blog will help you find the key to living healthy following a healthy lifestyle.We live, eat, and talk healthy!!

It's anywhere, anytime health on our minds.Of course, the only drawback is we do not breathe healthy, for there are so many pollutants in air these days that you cannot step out of your home without a burqa!!

Anyway let's come back to the weight loss cookies recipe. Did I tell you this is a no baking powder cookie recipe?

If you are on a diet, one ingredient you MUST include in your meal plans is - oatmeal.There is no substitute - trust me!The fiber-rich oatmeal is a blessing for us …

Looking for another no raising agent cookie recipe? Well, we have already prepared a number of eggless cookies without baking powder or baking soda. This cashew nut cookie batch is special. How? Of course, when you make something for your family, it has got to be special.

When your dad says, these eggless cookies could sell for 500 bucks per pack, you need no other explanation for this batch of cashew cookies.
Then your brother tastes these melt-in-mouth beauties and suggests, "why do not you start your cookie business as well"?
Need I say more about these fiber-rich whole wheat cashew cookies?
Recently, I was in Patiala - my mayka - I tried 4-5 varieties of cookies there. Dad says this time the cookies were the best.

I even tried semolina lemon cake, which was loved by one and all. My dad continues to extol my efforts.

Let's talk a little bit about these eggless cashew cookies with oatmeal.

I do not bring cashews home, as munching on these delicious dry fruits may rais…

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